in the house: Cat Hideaways

September 30, 2010

DIY from www.designsponge.com

Let’s re-think this for a second. Cats like privacy. People don’t like litter boxes. Combine a Besta shelf and Besta Holmbo door, cut a hole in the middle vertical panel, to allow cats to climb into their hidden bathroom. These owners added contact paper to protect the shelves’ particle boards, but the whole project won’t take much more time than your standard IKEA assembly.

via www.ikeahacker.blogspot.com

I can see making a wooden box, sinking in a planter about half way and adding a hinged door with a hole facing the wall. Or how about this classy white and black kitty with his ModKat?

left via www.petsbestproducts.com | right via www.modkat.com

Categories: in the house.

Tags: animals, Design, DIY, home

it’s graphic: les84.com

September 27, 2010

via www.monet2010.com

Take a look at www.monet2010.com by www.les84.com, “french but happy and creative”. Incredibly beautiful interactive digital gallery for the launching of the Claude Monet exhibition at the Grand Palais Paris. I wonder if Monet would believe you if you told him his work was being explored this way.

via www.monet2010.com

Categories: it's graphic.

Tags: Art, Design, france, Web Site Design

artsy: The ANTHROPOLOGiST

September 23, 2010

from www.theanthropologist.net

The industry of motherhood is rampant. Conversations, online resources, blogs….

Sometimes I wonder about the dads.

“Taking pictures is instinctual for photographer Phillip Toledano. His paternal instincts, however, took time to develop. When his daughter Loulou was born, he was faced with the sobering realization that every baby enters the world as a stranger, a living riddle demanding to be solved.
Through photos and narration, Toledano plots out his journey through the maze of Loulou’s first months, revealing his steps toward fatherhood.”

From objet d’art to object of love The Reluctant Father is a candid, humourous image diary of a father/artist. Go Dads.

Categories: artsy.

Tags: Art, photography

in the house: Rue Online Magazine

September 22, 2010

www.ruemag.com

For all those Lonny Magazine fans out there, say hello to their new competition, Rue Magazine. Launched last week, this online bi-monthly will cover home decor and lifestyle topics from a wide range of cities. This issue includes features from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, and New York.

This issue also has a FREE download from Mae Mae Paperie. Click here.

Free download fro Mae Mae Paperie

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Categories: in the house.

Tags: DIY, downloads, graphic design, home, magazines, Print Media

artsy: Elevator Shaft

September 20, 2010

Dan's Feet, Sayward Building, Victoria BC | re-touched iPhone image

Categories: artsy.

Tags: architecture, photography, victoria bc

on the road: Savary Island BC

September 16, 2010

White sand, blue water, cabin life. The regulars would rather you not know. Get there via the Powell River ferry from Comox, drive to Lund and catch a water taxi. I’d say go, but then I might not get invited back. It’s a place where you go to clarify your thoughts or muddle them up. It’s about the people, the place and links to the past.

BCC: beach panorama

BCC: cabin in the woods

BCC: beach front cabin

BCC: beach front micro cabin

BCC: island ride

BCC: powell river

Categories: on the road.

Tags: photography, travel

portfolio: Boulevard Home & Design Annual

September 14, 2010

As projects go, this one is a designer’s dream. Imagery of gorgeous home design and inspirational text are currently coming together for the first Boulevard Home and Design Annual. Boulevard Magazine has a long standing reputation for “capturing the personality, culture and vitality that is Victoria by focusing on the Arts, People, Trends, Food, Architecture and Design.”

The hard cover book is coming together as 100 pages of smart advice and exciting looks from Victoria’s top home industry experts. A unique local perspective for all things home. Equally as exciting is the Boulevard Home Contest:

WHO: A lucky Boulevard Home reader

WHAT: $20,000 spending spree at one or more Boulevard Home advertising clients, courtesy of Boulevard Lifestyles Inc.

WHEN: Draw January, 2011

HOW: Enter by purchasing your copy of Boulevard Home (one entry per book) or drop by their offices at 1845B Fort Street, Victoria to enter in person.

Click here to enter. Pick up the latest copy of the magazine or read online to find out more. Pre-order your copy here.

Boulevard Home & Design Annual coming SOON!

Categories: portfolio.

Tags: architecture, books, Design, graphic design, home, inspiration, magazines, Print Media, victoria bc

happy hour: Tides Tavern, Gig Harbor

September 10, 2010

Cucumber Cosmo
Fresh limes and cucumbers muddled with vodka, triple sec & shaken with cranberry.

Deck Day Tonic
Citrus vodka, grapefruit juice, tonic float. Garnish with lime on the rocks.

It’s sunny somewhere?

Tides Tavern

Categories: happy hour.

Tags: food, recipe, travel

portfolio: Swell Time Charters Launched!

September 9, 2010

A website has been launched for Swell Time Charters! Located in Port Renfrew on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Swell Time offers year-round fishing and wildlife viewing excursions. The website needed to reflect Swell Time’s already established reputation of consistently “filling your freezer” through a website that stands out amongst their competitors with clean design, updated information and a little slice of humour. The fish are biting. Get out there.

Bookmark the site to check back for seasonal updates and fishing reports.

Services provided:
Creative Direction
Programming including Javascript gallery
Copywriting

www.swelltime.ca

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Categories: portfolio.

Tags: Design, graphic design, Web Site Design

artsy: Painter Kelley Reemsten

September 8, 2010

via www.kellyreemtsen.com

I haven’t been so excited about an artist’s work in quite some time. Here we see colour, content and thick juicy brush strokes. Check out more on Kelley’s website.

Categories: artsy.

Tags: Art

on the road: Kopachuck State Park

September 1, 2010

When September is looking you straight in the eye, it’s time to take a last minute camping trip. Kopachuck State Park was a random choice – I think I heard something good about Gig Harbor once? It’s about a leisurely 3 hour drive from Port Angeles. A lunch stop in Port Townsend was worth it for the pizza and architecture. Kopachuck is about 15 mins outside of Gig Harbor, Washington where the view downhill of a long harbor filled with boats and Mt. Rainier climbing from the edge of the sea makes for exciting arrival. Gig Harbor is a serene place with a history in boat building and commercial fishing. Today there are farmers markets, docks to wander, a decent choice of restaurants, shops geared towards boaters and 10 mins outside of town…. Target. Kopachuck is winner of a campsite, private and quiet, with a boat launch and a beach where the water is warm enough for swimming. Perfect place to recharge your creativity.